The effect of physical activity on sleep quality, well-being, and affect in academic stress periods

Nature and Science of Sleep

Volumn 9, Issue , 2017, Pages 117-126

  Wunsch, Kathrin ^a   Kasten, Nadine ^a   Fuchs, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Examination stress; Exercise; Stress buffering hypothesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023751490     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S132078     Document Type: Article

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